Female workers, male managers: Gender, leadership, and risk‐taking

Autor:	Hendrik Sonnabend, Ulf Rinne
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Economics and Econometrics Gender equality Age effect media_common.quotation_subject Contrast (statistics) Gender gap Risk taking Psychology Empowerment media_common Meaning (linguistics) Developmental psychology
Zdroj:	Southern Economic Journal. 88:906-930
ISSN:	2325-8012 0038-4038
DOI:	10.1002/soej.12545
Popis:	This study examines gender differences in risk-taking behavior among managers in a female-dominated industry. Using data from international top-level women's soccer, we provide evidence that male coaches show a lower level of risk-taking than female coaches on average. We also find a U-shaped age effect that is independent of gender, meaning that young and more mature individuals tend to take riskier decisions. Our main results therefore strongly contrast with the majority of previous studies on gender differences in risk preferences, and thereby emphasize the importance of considering the industrial environment. Underlying selection processes may play an important role. We find no correlation between the gender gap in risk-taking and female empowerment defined by national gender equality scores.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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